China Pushes for Consolidation

China wants to reduce the number of its major auto makers from 14 to 10 and have two or three powerhouse vehicle manufacturers with annual sales and production capacity of 2 million units and another four to five companies with the ability to sell 1 million vehicles a year.
The Shanghai Daily quotes two unnamed officials from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers as saying this is part of a plan to increase the market share of domestic-brand vehicles to 40% from 34% now.
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